The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

ranges IN the order OF merit are as fol-
lows:
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2.-Chieholm, Cap
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Minnesota. 80 AZ 80 40 100
The remaining scores ranged from
159 down to 76.
FAVORABLE REPORT.
The Naval Advisory Board report to
the Secretary of the Navy states that
the new cruiser Atlantic developed to
within per cent of contract horse
power, that the vessel is strong and
well built and capable of showing in
creased power with some minor
! changes.
! BEFOhE THE COMMISSION.
T. B. Stahlman, Third Vice President
of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
appeared before the Interstate Com
merce Committee. He said if there
was any exception anywhere on this
| continent that called for relief under
| the fourth section, it is the whole South
| ern system of railroads, and that eXcep-
i ton was the impression that had been
created that the Louisville 81 Nash
vile wanted relief from the operation
| of law, as it affected every point in the
relief at seventeen points, and at fif-
| teen of them there was no strong
| water competition. The chairman in
quired if compliance with the request
| for the suspension of the fourth sec
ton in the South would not
amount to notification of
the law in that section of the
country. Witness replied in the
affirmative and maintained the neces-
sity of such suspension. Stahlman in
timated that the law passed for politi-
cal purposes and was rebuked by
Commissioner Bragg for his reflection
upon the supreme law making power.
The Commissioner received a petition
from the MISSOURI and Illinois tie and
lumber company, of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, charging the Cape Girardeau
& Southwestern Railroad company
with discriminating against them in
favor of l. j. Moss, a competitor in the
matter of furnishing ears for transpor-
tation, to such degree as to give a
most complete monopoly in the tie and
lumber business on that line of defend
ants road.
MULDROw'S NOVEL DECISION.
Acting Secretary Muldrow holds odd
numbered sections within twenty
miles of the line of the Central Pacific |
Railroad in Utah up to Point Junction
Road with the Union Pacific five miles |
north of Ogden. belong to the Central
: Pacific, Notwithstanding the fact that
the Union Pacific actually constructed |
the road to PrOmontary, more than |
fifty miles west of Ogden.
AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President authorized allotment |
of lands in severalty to PottOwatamies |
and absentee ShaWnees in Indian Ter |
ritory.
A LARGE REDUCTION.
The business of the government, so |
far this month, indicates large reduct- |
ion of the public debt. Receipts to |
date are 1912 $50 81; expenditures, $685. |
1888. Surplus for month SO, 7SS, 1873.
The expenditures included about $10,-
600, 900 paid on accent of pensions.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The United |
States Supreme Court to-day rendered |
a decision in cases No. 259 and 260, |
Benjamin Runkle against the United |
States and the United States against |
Runkle; appeals from the Court of |
Claims. The controversy in this case |
relates to the pay of Major B. p. |
Runkle, a retired army officer, who was |
tried by court martial June 25th, 1872,
found guilty and dismissed from the |
service for violation of the act of Con- |
greSS of March 2, 1868, and for conduct |
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, |
but who was afterward, by order of |
President Hayes, dated August 4, 1887, |
restored to the service. The Court of |
Claims found as conclusions of law
on the facts of the case, that |
the claimant was not entitled to |
longevity and that the United |
States are entitled, under their |
counter claim to recover the pay re-
ceived by the defendant as retired |
major, which accrued after August 4, |
1877, amounting $14, $3.50. From the |
judgment in accordance with these |
conclusions both parties appealed. |
This court holds in long opinion by
Chief Justice Waite that it does not
positively and distinctly appear that
the proceedings of the court mar
tial have ever in fact been approved
or confirmed by the President of the
United States as the articles of war re-
quire; therefore the sentence could not
be carried into execution, and that con
sequently Major Runkle was never
legally cashiered or dismissed from the
army, and is entitled to his longevity
pay as we'll as that which he has al
ready received for his regular pay, both
before the order of Secretary Belknap
was revoked and afterwards. The
Judgment Of the Court of Claims is re-
Yersed and the case remauded.
STILL officially ILL.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Major Poor's
physician had a consultation this morn
| ing at 10 o'clock and found that no
material change had taken place in his
condition since yesterday. He is still
critically ill.
THE PRESIDENTS PIC MIC.
| WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Presi-
dent, accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland
and Colonel and Mrs Lamont left here
at p. m. to-day for Saranac Lake in
the AdirOndacks: The trip to the lake
will be made as direct and with as few
delays as possible. The members of
1 the party seemed to be in the best of
health and spirits, and the shot-guns
and fishing tackle included in the bag
gage shows that they mean to have a
| pleasant time.
| QUARANTINE ON SCOTCH CATTLE.
| The treasury OepaI GmeHG mas IT.
ceived information of the prevalence of
pleuro- pneumonia to a somewhat alarm
ing extent in Scotland among neat cat
tie. To day in accordance with
recommendation of the Commissioner
of Agriculture, acting Secretary
Thompson issued a circular to customs
officers prohibiting until further notice
the importation of neat cattle and the
hides of neat cattle from that country.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
has declared rigid quarantine against
Cook County, Illinois, the counties of
Baltimore, Howard, Carrel and Prince
George, in Maryland, and Westchester,
Kentucky. The orders have been GER
titled to the governors of ali the. states
and territories, and tomorrow warn
ings viii be given to the railroads
against breach of the quarantine.
J Rewards have been offered for informal